The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-17
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, OCTOBER II, 1887.

down from where il hung close to the sta
ton platform, and at an e'evation of about
Z feet, when he lost his grip and fell, with
the result as stated.
The dredge Herndon, now excaynting in
the cut across the middle ground at Cedar
Keys, is doing some splendid work. The
machinery and all the appointments of this
dredge are superior to anything ever used
there. 1t is expected that on completion of
the cut at Cedar Key there will be chan
mel of not less than IL feet at half tide. As
sistant Engineer Sackett arrived last Tues
day and will give personal oversight TO the
work till completed.
At a meeting of the Orange City branch
of the State immigration Society, held at
the city hall on Monday evening, several
plans for advertising the place were dis
cussed, and all present seemed to be in earn
est in regard to the Importance of having
the towns interests well looked after the
coming winter. The secretary reported
that a petition asking the City Council to
appropriate $50 for advertising purposes
was signed by every person he asked
The ladies of Dade city and vicinity pre-
sented TO Sheriff j. A. Grady beautiful
wreath of flowers as a mark of their esteem
for him as a man and of their admiration of
his zeal in the cause of temperance. In the
note accompanying this tribute to his
worth, the ladies expressed in terms most
eloquent, their just appreciation of his in
defatigable efforts, his noble conduct and
the gallant aid rendered them during the
election on Oct. 10, as well as their feelings
of pride and qualification and of their good
wishes and thanks.
The fish trade of Cedar Keys, since the
Tampa yellow fever scare, has taken on
still larger proportions. The dealers were
already overrun with orders, and their
number since is still greater. Fish are very
scarce, and the difficulty is increased by the
action Of the Health Board in refusing per
mission to the boats to come in after sun
down. AS consequence, boats from the
southern fisheries arriving after shutdown
at quarantine are kept out till after train
time next morning, thus preventing the
shipment, some days, of hundreds of barrels
of fish.
Orange City Times: Mr.. Thursby was
up the river the other day fishing from his
row boat, and two hours sitting in the sun
brought him nothing but minnow. This
made him tired, and he went to sleep, with
the minnow still to his hook in the water.
When he awoke he was three miles further
up the river. A large catfish had swallowed
the minnow, hook and all, and then swan
up the river, taking the boat in tow. Later:
Since the above was written we learn that
there is not word of truth in it. 1t was
the minnow that swallowed the catfish. We
make the correction in justice to our in
formant.
A peculiar incident happened on the Mrs
Undertake farm, two miles south of Orange
Heights, on the night of Oct. IL. A horse
belonging to the tenants was grazing in a
field of cotton and is supposed to have lain
down to enjoy its evening roll. To its
great surprise, old mother earth lost her
| firmness, and horse, earth and all went
whirling Chinaward. There was nothing
peculiar about the geological formation of
the earth at this particular spot, except the
great tenacity Of the clay formation-no
water, no quick-sand The hole was about
four feet wide by eight in length and ten
feet deep, the walls on either side being per
pendicular. The horse, after discovery and
rescue, only lived few minutes.